Not so much banned as a 3 hour temporary suspension, but still ridiculous none the less. The e-mail reads as follows:
"Type of Violation: PvP Arena/Battleground Exploitation
Details of Incident: Exploitation of PvP Battlegrounds and the honor system
Consequences for Account: Account suspended for 3 hours
Greetings,
This account has recently been identified as being involved in actions deemed inappropriate for World of Warcraft.
This may include, but is not limited to the following:
* Use of add-ons, ""mods"", external hardware, or any unapproved third party software to automate gameplay.
* Abuse of game mechanics or ""bugs"".
* Any behavior that has been found to be outside the intent of the game.
This action has been taken in accordance with the World of Warcraft Terms of Use (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html) and our game policies (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/policy/).
Any further inappropriate behavior could result in penalties ranging from a temporary suspension to account closure, and may also include the loss of any rewards the exploitive character has received.
For any disputes of this action or further information on Exploitive Activity, please visit the Exploitative Activity FAQ and contact page here: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/exploitfaq
To maintain the integrity of our investigation methods, we will be unable to disclose the specifics of our investigation methods. Thank you for your time and for understanding our position in this matter.
Regards,
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
www.worldofwarcraft.com"
The only thing I could even guess is that about half an hour ago I was running around in WSG spamming Demon Armor in WSG on my level 16 warlock (simply because I was bored and had nothing to do while running from point A to point B, there are no mounts in that bracket) I also ended up afking it, I was alt tabbed or something
Could they have somehow perceived this as me botting? I thought they had ways of detecting the actual PROGRAM... not just going off judgment of what spells they used, rofl.
Kind of frustrating, this is my main play time and now I can't play for 3 hours.
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Hiya Huike,
I am pretty sure that most PvP'rs do not find this ridiculous at all. It is something that most players would like to see often, when it comes to this type of action. Unfortunately, you are incorrect, or we would not be discussing this right now. However, if you would like to dispute the action that was given to you, please contact our Account Administration here:
Assists with: investigating account actions and disputes, etc Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week How to contact: E-mail: [email protected] Web form: https://us.blizzard.com/support/webform.xml To summarize on how our penalty system works: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/20221
-3 Hour Suspension -24 Hour Suspension -48 Hour Suspension -72 Hour Suspension -Final Warning -Account Closure |
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I think I said "most". As for being actioned for alt -tabbing, that's where you may be incorrect. Facts are not revealed and you will never know how long it can take to ban a player for this type of action. If your doorbell rings and it takes longer then the 2 minutes for you to answer it, then you will be kicked out of a battleground if you are not in combat. As for the action that would be taken, please take a look again at what I posted: It will take quite a few actions to be permanently closed. Report them and we will investigate. |
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You mean the TOU? http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/legal/wow_tou.html (iii) Anything that Blizzard considers contrary to the "essence" of the Game. |
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I'm sorry Beautiiful, you can have a life outside of World of Warcraft, no one is stopping anyone from doing so. However, to sign up for a Battleground to specifically participate in PvP combat and then choose not participate because "you have a life" analogy is quite a ridiculous statement. If I buy a ticket to watch a movie with other people that are there to do the same, and instead I choose to talk on my cellphone loudly in the theater upsetting everyone else. I am pretty sure people that payed the same amount of money to watch this movie will complain and try to get me removed from the theater so they can enjoy what they came for. |
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As in the movie theater, your actions affect other peoples experience by talking on the cellphone and in Battlegrounds your non-participation may affect your team. It seems there is a confusion on how the Report AFK system works. It takes more than 1 player to report you AFK, you then have 2 minutes before you get kicked out. If you happen to get kicked out with a deserter buff, then a pattern starts. If this pattern becomes a regular situation and it continues, then is when you can worry. Again, you will not get suspended over one minor report, and for clarity this is how the penalties are applied to you after repeated offenses below:
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As has been stated numerous times, Creepjacker, you would not be suspended merely for getting up to go to the restroom while participating in Battleground match. If reported as not participating you may be removed from that match and marked a deserter, if you habitually "get up to go to the restroom" after you have signed up and entered a Battleground match that you are supposed to be participating in, the pattern marks you as a non-participant and can lead to a suspension from the game.
If you don't care for such options, that is your right. That doesn't mean they aren't fantastic additions to the game. Enchanting in LFD, seriously?
Speaking on a service that hasn't even been released is a bit premature. The intended function is to be able to play with friends/family members through Real ID that you may have on other realms without the need for them or you to transfer to one realm in order to do so. If you wished to do that now you would need to transfer your character.
You mean the Real ID system that is intended to be used by people who know each other in real life, and not intended to be used by people you do not? Those real life people that should already know your name so you aren't sharing anything with them that is actually "private"? The Real ID function that is entirely optional and has another option to block "friends of friends" so that you are only seen by those friends that you manually invite or accept an invite from?
Your point? This game has been out and growing for a long time now, there had to be a plateau eventually. Players come and go on a constant basis. I think this thread has outlived its usefulness. |
